Memorandum concerning the French ships Geographe and Naturaliste, undated (Series 63.02) - No. 0001

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No. 29 Au 0

The Corvettes le Geographe & Le Natulaliste saild from Havre Oct 1800

Baudin - Commander of the Geographe  Le bas de St Croix Lieut
Hammelin [Hamelin] - of the Naturaliste
Bory St Vincent - Zoologiste
Michaux - Botaniste - Lachenau, Mauge
Péron - Anthropologiste
Bernier - Astronome
Faure  - ingénieur Géographe
Busche - Minerologiste Puch
Riedlé - Jardinier au chef
Ai Sani - A Chinese went with them who is to go to China from the Isle of France
L'haridon  - [Cheningeon?]
Bissy - astronomer

A medal was sent
Obverse Bonaparte Consul de le Republigue Francaise below Expedition de decourverts [indecipherable]
Reverse Les Corvettes Le Geographe & le Naturaliste
Commander per le Capitaine Baudin 
1½ inches in diameter